Biggin, Essex

Biggin
Biggin Biggin shown within Essex
OS grid reference	TQ6777
Unitary authority	Thurrock
Shire county	Essex
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Essex
Fire	Essex
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
UK Parliament	Thurrock
List of places UK England Essex

Biggin on the 1777 Chapman & Andre map of Essex

Biggin is a hamlet and manor in Chadwell St Mary,^[1] part of the borough of Thurrock, in the ceremonial county of Essex. It is about 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the town of Tilbury and a similar distance east of Grays Thurrock.

Name

The name can be spelled Byggin, Bigging or Begging. In some sources it is called Little Biggin.

For transport there is the A126 road, the A1089 road and the B149 road nearby. The nearest railway station is Tilbury Town railway station.

From the 13th century until the dissolution, the manor was owned by the Cistercian Abbey of Stratford Langethorne.^[2] The manor was then granted to the Dean and Chapter of St Paul's Cathedral.^[3]

↑ Morgan, Glynn (1951). Forgotten Thameside. Thames Bank. p. 134.
↑ VCH at British History On-line
↑ Bingley, Randal (1997). Fobbing Life and Landscape. Lejins Publishing. p. 84.

Thurrock

Traditional parishes in Thurrock	Aveley Bulphan Chadwell St Mary Corringham East Tilbury Fobbing Grays Horndon-on-the-Hill Langdon Hills Little Thurrock Mucking Orsett South Ockendon Stanford-le-Hope Stifford West Thurrock West Tilbury

Other places in Thurrock	Baker Street Belhus Biggin Bill Meroy Creek Chafford Gorges Nature Park Chafford Hundred Globe Pit Hangman's Wood High House, Purfleet Lower Horse Mardyke (river) Orsett Heath Purfleet Rainham Marshes Nature Reserve Shell Haven Terrel's Heath Thurrock Thameside Nature Park Tilbury Town

Historic Buildings in Thurrock	Baker Street Mill, Orsett Bata Factory Belmont Castle Coalhouse Fort The Dell High House, Purfleet Orsett Hall South Ockendon Windmill State Cinema Tilbury Fort

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